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A 33-year-old Pembroke man has been charged with breaking into home, armed with a taser.
Erskine Phillips was accused of entering a Middle Town Lane home on June 20, and inflicting actual bodily harm on Wayne Wales.
He was charged also with carrying ...
DATE: Jul 04, 2011
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Jonathan Bell
After the end of the Island Games, a short ceremony took place to hand the International Island Games Association flag to the next hosts - Bermuda.
Here is a short video by Christian Beasley - www.virtuallywight.co.uk - of the ceremony.
Bermuda, whos...
DATE: Jul 04, 2011
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Fines for illegal fishing offences will double to $50,000 after the House of Assembly passed amendments aimed at protecting Bermuda’s fish stocks.
Under the Fisheries Act, the Environment Minister can ban people from taking certain fish and using cer...
DATE: Jul 04, 2011
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Tim Smith
If there were a prize for classiest float at London’s Pride Parade, Bermuda would have surely won it.
While others followed the unofficial dress code of the day flamboyant, flashy and lots of flesh the Bermuda delegation added a touch of decorum.
The...
DATE: Jul 04, 2011
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Shadow Finance Minister Bob Richards said past overspending is crippling Government’s ability to help the less fortunate.
Speaking on Friday in the House of Assembly, Mr Richards compared Bermuda to a household, and the Government to a father who ha...
DATE: Jul 04, 2011
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Politics
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
Driving to court while disqualified to answer another charge of driving while disqualified resulted in jail for a 27-year-old Devonshire man.
Kyle Henderson, of Mary Victoria Road, was pulled over on July 1.
Henderson, who had been banned from the ro...
DATE: Jul 04, 2011
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Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
Legislation that allows the importation of generic drugs could lead to higher drug bills, according to the Bermuda Pharmaceutical Association (BPA).
BPA president Stephanie Simons said that local pharmacists work to encourage generic drugs, which are...
DATE: Jul 04, 2011
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
The Sunshine League children’s home will remain open for the next month or two while Government completes a review, although the children living there have already found new foster homes.
The charity announced on June 21 that it would close the home ...
DATE: Jul 04, 2011
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Parents are being asked to take advantage of free speech and language assessments this month.
The assessments are designed to assist children before they enter primary one classrooms in September.
Coordinator for Speech and Language Services at the D...
DATE: Jul 04, 2011
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Education
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AUTHOR:
Owain Johnston-Barnes
A Jamaican cruise ship worker jailed for his part in a cocaine-smuggling ring has seen his sentence cut in half.
Adrian Morris, a cleaner on the Explorer of the Seas, was sent to Westgate for six years on June 11, 2010, after pleading guilty to impor...
DATE: Jul 04, 2011
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CATEGORY:
Court
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AUTHOR:
Jonathan Bell
